RV FEATURE
GET SMART
2019-MODEL JAYCO CARAVANS CAN NOW BE CONTROLLED BY AN APP.
Our TVs, our sound systems
and even our houses… for many
of us, they’re all controlled by
an app on our smartphone.
Welcome to the 21st century.
It was only a matter of time
before this level of smart
technology found its way into
caravans. I’m talking Jayco.
Specifically the fact that the
BMPRO JHub RV control system
in 2019 model Jayco vans can
now be controlled by an app —
also developed by BMPRO —
on any smartphone.
The JHub is a wireless tablet-
style control panel available
in Jayco caravans. It contains
specialised
software
that
‘centralises’ most electronic
features and functions of the
van, allowing the owner to
remotely operate the lights,
the slide-out (if applicable),
monitor water levels and more.
If you ask it nicely, it’ll perhaps
even make you a coffee.
While the coffee part is probably
still a few years away, the
intelligent JHub app allows users
to perform all functions of the
tablet — from turning on the
bedroom lights to checking the
status of the onboard battery —
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JHUB APP IN ACTION!
from their smartphone. And yes,
these same functions can still be
performed on the supplied tablet. The app can be downloaded
from the App Store or the Google
Play store.
How it works: the user pairs
their device with the Control
Node CN102 via Bluetooth. This
Control Node sits beside the
J35 power management system
and is supplied standard with all
2019 Jaycos which have a J35C
or J35D. It will also work with a
J35A and J35B if optioned with
a CN102. The JHub can pair with
up to five devices at one time. I wonder what BMPRO is working
on now. Fingers crossed it’s that
coffee idea.
The new app will only pair
with the Control Node 102 —
JHub-fitted Jaycos built before
2019 will have a Control Node
101 or 101T. A CN102 can be
retrofitted but we’re told that
van owners should consult their
Jayco dealer to find out what’s
involved.